Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-11
DOINGs OF CONGRESS-.
Summary Of Proceedings of Both
Houses ut the National
Capital.

Capital.
THE Senate on the gath disagreed to the
House substitute for the fishery retaliation bill.
and Il conference was asked. The resolution de-
claring Senator Ingalls, chosen President pro
tenn. was laid over until the 25th. The House
bill to extend the laws Of the United States over
certain unorganized territory south of the State
o. Kansas was passed with amendments. The
bridge by the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis
and Omaha Railway Company across the Mis-
s,ouri River at Sioux City was passed. The pleu-
ed, but not finally acted upon. One OF
the amendments give the President power to
appoint the Commissioners with the necessity
the Senate amendments to the Military Acade.
my bill were concurred in. A resolution con-
ht;rming Steele, in the Indiana contested cleo
conference was ordered on the SEN
ate amendments to the Post Office
appropriation bill: The dependent pensions
was called up, and the question Of its passage
over the veto called out an unusually warm dis.
cussion. Between Mr.. Bragg. Of Wisconsin, OPP
passage, the debate became quite personal and
bitterly partisan. When tho question was put,
NH the House, upon reconsideration, pass the
Notwithstanding" 1t was decided in the mega
ttive-..yeas 175, nays 125-not tho constitutional
tWo-thlrds IN the Affirmative. Upon the an.
n~ouncement Of the vote there was applause on
the Democratic side and misses and groans from
the advocates OF the bill. The House then went
into Committee of the Whole on the naval bill,
but without completing it adjourned.
On the 25th the resolution electing Mr.. Ingalls,
President pro tenn. was placed before the Sem
ute. Mr.. Cockrell moved to amend by substi-
tuting the name of Mr.. Harris. The amend
ment was rejected-yeas 26, nays 80. The reso-
luton previously offered by Mr.. Hoar, declaring
it as the Judgment of the Senate that under the
present circumstances no negotiations should
be undertaken with Great Britain in regard to
the existing difficulties with the Canadian prov
lnces. having for their object q change or abo-
iition OF any. Of the existing duties on
imports, was taken up. and, after discus
sion, referred to the Committee on Finance.
MI. van Wyck presented a resolution proposing
@ constitutional amendment for the election Of
United States Senators by the people, and ad-
dressed the senate in favor of it. The confer
ence report on the bill for a branch home for
disabled volunteer soldiers west of the Rocky
mountains was agreed to. Consideration of the
pleuro-pneumonia bill was resumed. Mr.. Ed
munds offered q substitute appropriating ST.
000,0 to be expended under the direction Of the
PRESIDENT, and in his discretion through the az
ricul n,l,1 Commissioners, to prevent the spread
expire It shs end , Of I've years ear APTRhhs sp saSssitus sS
s8 tee consider IN the the hi, vote bs;n. on n. the h, sub
formally. The Pacific railway investigation res
olution was brought up and discussed at a night
session lasting until ! IS. After much striking
agreed to, and O conference with the House COM
mittee asked. The House agreed to the mes
sage from the Senate announcing the passage
over the Presidents veto Of the bill for the re-
lief of Thos. H. Hopkins. The conference re-
port on the invalid pensions appropriation bill
was presented and agreed to. Adjourned.
PROMPTLY at 1 o'clock of the 26th Senator
Sherman administered the oath Of Office to his
successor, Mr.. Ingalls,, as President pro tenn.
Both addressed tho Senate briefly, and on mo-
ton of Mr.. Harris q vote of thanks was given
the retiring officer. The credentials of Messrs.
Reagan, of Texas, and Bate, of Tennessee. were
presented and placed on file. The consulor and
Diplomatic bill was amended Us reported by the
Committee on Appropriations and passed, as
was also the agricultural appropriation bill.
Anna Wright and Sarah Hamilton.
the House bill to restrict the ownership OF real
estate in the Territories to American citizens
made q report which was agreed to. The con-
t ference na,a report on the Indian appropriation bill
the depositors Of the Freedmen's Savings Bank
and Trust Company was taken up, discussed,
f%eneea an aha= p suspep,icn g. e tie n 4Slss 8; the In s shs
ate amendment to the river and harbor
appropriation bill was non-concurred in.
The conference report on the bill for
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soldiers home west Of the Rocky Noun
tains was agreed to. The House went into
Committee of the Whole on the naval appro-
priation bill. An amendment was adopted APP
propriating So, 400 0 for the construction OF two
swift double-b bottom steel cruisers, each of
about 200 tons displacement four of about, 200
tons displacement and one swift torpedo boat,
said vessel to cost altogether, exclusive Of ar
mament, not more than ~, $780, O0. Tho COM
mittee rose and reported the bill to the House.
and the latter passed the bill Us amended. At
an evening session lasting until midnight the
legislative executive. and judicial appropriation
bill was considered, but no action taken.
On the 2sth the presiding officer of the Senate
presented q message from the President in re-
Spouse to the resolution of the Senate in refer
ence to the seizure and sale of the American
schooner Rebecca at Tampico, and to the resig-
nation of the late Minister to Mexico, Jackson,
stating that it is not deemed compatible with
public interest to communicate the correspond.
ence in the case ut present. The House labor
arbitration bill passed without amendment.
The House bill to prevent the employment of
convict or alien labor on public buildings.
passed. The pleuro-pneumonia bill was taken
up, and a motion to reconsider the vote by which
Mr.. Edmunds' substitute was adopted was car
sied and the substitute rejected. An amend
nent offered by Mr.. Vest requiring the anthor-
ties of the State before the commissioner can
,xTe end any Of the appropriation therein, was
ment extending tho application Of the bill to
the swine plague and cholera and other con-
tagious diseases among swine which was
saopted. The bill as thus amended then passed
yeas, 81; nays. 10. Mr.. Ednunds from the
conference committee on the bill representing
the fisheries, made a long report as to the diff.
culties existing in the conference.
The House. in Committee Of the Whole, consid.
cred the legislative approximation bill. An
OO0 to $4,000 the appropriation for the travelling
expenses Of the Civil Service commission. MI:
working employees of the bureau Of engraving
and printing, and offered an amendment grant
sence. Adopted. The House in the evening
session considered resolutions expressive of re-
greet at the demise of Representative Cole, OF
Maryland, and honoring his memory. Eulogis-
tic addresses were delivered and resolutions
were then adopted.
PROMINENT PEOPLE.
LORD SA1IsBURY's second son, William
Cecil, is presently to be ordained and ap-
pointed to the curacy of St Nicholas, Great
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